Trevor van Riemsdyk

Trevor van Riemsdyk (born July 24, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup in 2015, his rookie season, with the Chicago Blackhawks and has also played for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Trevor van Riemsdyk
Van Riemsdyk with the Washington Capitals in 2022
Born (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991 (age 32)
Middletown, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
PositionDefense
ShootsRight
NHL team
Former teams
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Carolina Hurricanes
National team United States
NHL draftUndrafted
Playing career2014–present

Playing career

Amateur

Van Riemsdyk played high school hockey for Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey. He left the school before his senior year to play for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL).[1]

Van Riemsdyk played college hockey with the University of New Hampshire in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. In his sophomore year, van Riemsdyk's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-Hockey East First Team.[2]

Professional

On March 24, 2014, van Riemsdyk agreed to terms with the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-year, entry-level deal.[3] He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, against the Dallas Stars.[4]

On November 9, 2014, van Riemsdyk earned his first NHL point with an assist in a 5–2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.[5] On February 25, 2015, van Riemsdyk was moved from the Blackhawks to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, after recovering from a fractured patella suffered on November 19.[6] Shortly after recovering, van Riemsdyk injured his wrist in April 2015 while playing for Rockford.[7] He underwent successful surgery but missed two months whilst rehabilitating. Van Riemsdyk was recalled by the Blackhawks on May 22.[8] He made his playoff debut on June 8 in game three of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. Van Riemsdyk won his first Stanley Cup in his rookie season, as the Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.[9]

On July 7, 2015, van Riemsdyk signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Blackhawks.[10] In the 2015–16 season, on October 10, 2015, van Riemsdyk scored his first NHL career goal against Jean-François Bérubé of the New York Islanders.[11]

On April 23, 2016, van Riemsdyk scored his first NHL career playoff goal in Game 6 in the first round of the 2016 playoffs against the St. Louis Blues.[12]

Having been exposed by the Blackhawks at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, van Riemsdyk was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights on June 21, 2017.[13] The following day, he was traded by the Golden Knights along with a seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[14] On July 5, 2018, he signed a two-year, $4.6 million contract extension with the Hurricanes.[15]

Van Riemsdyk with the Washington Capitals in 2021

After three seasons with the Hurricanes, van Riemsdyk left as a free agent to sign a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Washington Capitals on October 11, 2020.[16] In his first season in Washington in 2020–21, van Riemsdyk was limited to 20 regular season games, posting 3 points. On March 21, 2021, van Riemsdyk signed a two-year, $1.9 million extension with the Capitals.

In the 2022–23 season while in the midst of recording new career highs offensively for the second consecutive season, van Riemsdyk was re-signed to a three-year, $9 million contract extension on March 11, 2023.[17]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of James van Riemsdyk who plays in the NHL for the Boston Bruins.[18] A third brother, Brendan van Riemsdyk, played hockey at New Hampshire before transferring to Northeastern.[19][20][21] The boys were born to Frans and Allison van Riemsdyk. Frans was born in the Netherlands and raised in New Jersey.[22]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Christian Brothers AcademyHS-NJ279394812
2008–09Christian Brothers AcademyHS-NJ2911475818
2009–10New Hampshire Jr. MonarchsEJHL3182735440330
2010–11New Hampshire Jr. MonarchsEJHL391622382062354
2011–12University of New HampshireHE374151924
2012–13University of New HampshireHE39825338
2013–14University of New HampshireHE264192310
2014–15Chicago BlackhawksNHL18011240000
2014–15Rockford IceHogsAHL80330
2015–16Chicago BlackhawksNHL82311143171012
2016–17Chicago BlackhawksNHL58511162940000
2017–18Carolina HurricanesNHL793131620
2018–19Carolina HurricanesNHL78311141090002
2019–20Carolina HurricanesNHL491781020114
2020–21Washington CapitalsNHL201232
2021–22Washington CapitalsNHL72116174061120
2022–23Washington CapitalsNHL757162315
2023–24Washington CapitalsNHL70014141830000
NHL totals60124102126177352248

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2017United StatesWC5th80002
Senior totals80002

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team2012
All-Hockey East First Team2013[23]
AHCA East First-Team All-American2013
NHL
Stanley Cup champion2015

References